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Thursday, November 26, 2015

[Yasmin_discussions] why scientists engage in art-science practices

Dear colleagues of Yasmin, engaged in exchanges about science and artor the other way around,

with joy I read. Rubbing my eyes. A disbeliever often, a sceptic.The contributions, the discussion is inspiring. I wish I had time toparticipate in the way some of you do.But now the black holes, dark matter. And metaphors. This gives me apush to send a remark.

A person trying to do a work of which she or he hope that it will berecognized as a work of art, often relies for many reasons on ametaphor, a metaphorical little story to find inspiration for thatwork. The black hole, of course, is such a case. A greatly powerfulcase. A strong mataphore. A hole, we immediately grasp. Likewise ahole when it is black.

The physicist on the other side. I do not understand the physics ofblack holes nor all that that is associated with them. Even worse: Ibelieve this metaphore when used in physics is as metaphorical as itwould be in the case of a work meant to become a work of art. Theblack hole in physics is a work on its way to be accepted as a work ofart. Unfortunately, the writing about it is lacking the artisticspirit. In the sense of art and science collaboration, two or a fewmore, from physics and from art, should get together and design amutli-media event on black – not intending to demonstrate art inservice of physics, but physics having become art.

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